Comments on: The Populist Party in Jasper County, Mississippi, 1894

By: renegadesouth

renegadesouth — Mon, 19 Sep 2011 13:33:14 +0000

Thank you for supplying these interesting connections, Robert! An important part of figuring out the elements of a local movement is determining both the kinship and friendship ties among its members. That’s why I’ve learned so much from Jones County researchers/descendants such as yourself who have contacted me over the years.

Vikki

By: Robert Cook

Robert Cook — Mon, 19 Sep 2011 04:43:38 +0000

I’ve found some interesting connections here as well with the Lyon’s, Cook’s, and Thornton’s. This election is only 4 years after the political assassination of Frederick Marshall Bethier “Marsh” Cook. Marsh was the Republican candidate in 1890. Dr. E. W. Lyon was a friend and collegue of Marsh’s brother, Dr. John H. Cook, from Taylorsville, who was also a dentist. Frederick Cook Thornton was Marsh’s 1st cousin. William Elijah Cook was the son of Marsh’s brother Philiip G. Cook who was killed in the Civil War.

By: Woodrow G. Lyon

Woodrow G. Lyon — Mon, 15 Nov 2010 03:18:25 +0000

Tryin to establish lineage from my grandfather Celestus Augustus Lyon married to Nellie Collins suposedly from the Jones County area.

By: renegadesouth

renegadesouth — Sun, 31 Oct 2010 12:08:30 +0000

Thank you, Elton!

Vikki

By: Elton Lyon

Elton Lyon — Sun, 31 Oct 2010 02:38:07 +0000

Nicholas Lyon Was the son of Edward Lyon and Jamima Harper.
Nicholas’ brother was Thomas Lyon married Lucy Donald. Their son Alexander married Matilda Welborn whose son Thomas married Theodocia Collins.

By: renegadesouth

renegadesouth — Sun, 25 Jul 2010 18:02:36 +0000

My thanks to Keith Lyon and his father, Donnis, for submitting the following genealogical data on Nicholas Lyon and his son, Elijah W. Lyon:

Nicholas Lyon was born 11/1804 in Abbeyville Co., South
Carolina, and died 08/16/1858 in Heidelberg, Jasper Co., Mississippi. He married Nancy Cox Bef.
1839 in South Carolina, daughter of Elijah Cox and Alice. She was born 11/15/1810 in Abbeyville Co.,
South Carolina, and died 01/15/1903 in Heidelberg, Jasper Co., Mississippi.

More About Nicholas Lyon:
Burial: Unknown, west of Heidelberg, Jasper Co., MS – Ebenezer or Evergreen Cem.
More About Nancy Cox:
Burial: Unknown, west of Heidelberg, Jasper Co., MS – Evergreen or Ebenezer Cem.
Children of Nicholas Lyon and Nancy Cox are:
i. Elijah W. Lyon, born 06/17/1839 in Jasper Co., Mississippi; died 03/17/1915.
ii. Jonathan Calhoun Lyon, born 01/09/1844 in Jasper Co., Mississippi; died
01/01/1913 in Heidelberg, Jasper Co., Mississippi.
iii. Jefferson D. Lyon, born 1848 in Heidelberg, Jasper Co., Mississippi; died 1919 in
Jones Co., Mississippi.
iv. Benjamin H. Lyon (twin of Jefferson), born 1848 in Heidelberg, Jasper Co., Mississippi; died Bef.
1875 in Mississippi. He married Martha Minerva Morris 12/22/1872 in
Mississippi; born 03/01/1849 in Davisville, Jasper Co., Mississippi; died
07/02/1943 in Ft. Worth, Tarrant Co., Texas.
v. Rufus Uranius Lyon, born 08/17/1851 in Heidelberg, Jasper Co., Mississippi; died
05/18/1938 in Ft. Smith, Sebastian Co., Arkansas.
vi. Martha V. Lyon, born Abt. 1854 in Heidelberg, Jasper Co., Mississippi. She
married Henry Price.

Elijah W. Lyon, son of Nicholas, was born 06/17/1839 in Jasper Co.,
Mississippi, and died 03/17/1915. He married Frances Morgan. She was born 02/20/1843 in Jasper
Co., Mississippi, and died 10/22/1903 in Heidelberg, Jasper Co., Mississippi.
More About Elijah W. Lyon:
Burial: Unknown, west of Heidelberg, Jasper Co., MS – Ebenezer Cem.
Burial Note: Evergreen Cem.?
Occupation: Dentist? Invented Dr. Lyon’s Tooth Powder?
More About Frances Morgan:
Burial: Unknown, west of Heidelberg, Jasper Co., MS – Ebenezer Cem.
Child of Elijah Lyon and Frances Morgan is:
i. Rufus Lyon, born 07/16/1867 in Jasper Co., Mississippi; died 05/06/1942 in
Jasper Co., Mississippi.

By: Kim Torgler

Kim Torgler — Wed, 14 Jul 2010 17:22:30 +0000

Elisha Lyon servd in Company H, 27th Mississippi Infantry until he was captured and sent to Camp Chase, Ohio. On 3 June 1863 he enlisted in Company F, 11th Ohio Cavalry. Company F, 11th Ohio Cavalry consisted of 36 Union soldiers and 67 CSA POW’s. These were part of the more than 100 CSA POW’s to enlist in the 11th Ohio Cavalry for service on the Overland Trail in the dakota Territory.

By: renegadesouth

renegadesouth — Wed, 14 Jul 2010 02:16:56 +0000

Thanks for the clarifications, Cindy. I agree that it’s interesting that your GGrandfather may have taken advantage of his position as census enumerator to declare the Lyons guilty–one can certainly understand his frustration if two guilty men got off scot free!

Vikki

By: Cindy DeVall

Cindy DeVall — Thu, 08 Jul 2010 04:11:35 +0000

Vikki

Jones Co’s History Book “Echoes” has a submission (pgs 437-438) that suggests that Thomas Lyon (1780-1849)was married 2x’s and had 11 children of whom 5 lived to adulthood.

Elisha, and Mary were the 1st wife and Elizabeth,Nancy and Wm Alexander were 2nd wife,Lucy Donald.

I came across some files abt 5 years ago that were family files for Lyon,Poole,Mott(e) and DeVall that had some of the same info you have abt Elisha (b 1800-SC) Mary(b 1810-SC) Elizabeth(b 1820-SC) Nancy (b 1822-SC) and Wm Alexander (b 1830-SC)

The marriages are the same for the children ,but with 2 wives and 11 possible children there could be quite a bit of confusion abt who belonged where. I will continue to research because this is indeed an intriguing situation.

Interesting reflection abt the 1860 enumerator considering Thomas and family to be “Convicted”. I do believe my GGrandfather was a very complex man.I am eager to learn more about what made him respond the way he did to those difficult times.

Cindy

By: renegadesouth

renegadesouth — Sat, 26 Jun 2010 06:48:15 +0000

Thanks again, Cindy!

I remembered yesterday that a Collins-Lyon descendant had sent me some extensive family charts years ago, and so I went and dug them out of my files.

I cannot vouch for the accuracy of these charts, but they list Elijah and William A. Lyon as brothers rather than cousins. There is no Nicholas on them. “Elisha” Lyon is listed as born in 1800 to Thomas Lyon, b. 1780 in Abbeville, SC, and Lucy Donald. Wm. A. Lyon, b. 1830 (m. Matilda Welborn), is identified as Elisha’s youngest brother. Other siblings include Thomas Jr., b. 1804, m. Mary Watters (Walters?); Mary, b. 1810, m. Davis Morgan; Elizabeth, b. 1820, m. Joseph Pool; and Nancy, b. 1822, m. Alfred Pool.

As you can see, there are fairly large gaps between the children’s birth years and thirty years between the births of Elijah and William A. Lyon. Still, it’s not impossible, and there may have been children who died in between. There may also have been more than one wife for Thomas Lyon Sr. Still, I wonder if two families–perhaps those of Thomas and Nicholas–have not been merged on the chart I have.

I also found in my files an interesting court case involving Thomas Lyon, Jr., listed as a sibling of Elijah and William. In 1857, this Thomas and his son, Thomas Morgan Lyon, were charged along with James Hightower in the murder of Charles Landrum. I’m going to have to write a special post on that case!

Vikki